The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-09

1t is the interest that eats up oil our
profits. We have to compete with
the cheap labor Of India in the pro
ductlon Of cotton. We must produce
1t at low price, and our duty here
To day is to devise some plan by
which il can be done. We want to
grow enough corn and pork and
wheat at home, and have some to
spare. Then give us low rate q,
interest and we can produce cotton
cheaply and make money"
/ Col w. M. Fishback, of Sebastian
offered the following as substitute
to the pending report:
"Resolved, That we note with
pleasure the fact that the farmers OF
Tour state and nation are organizing
for mutual instruction and concert
of action, into associations such as
| Wheels, Oranges, Farmers Allianc-
/ es, etc, and we indulge the hope
that out of these organized efforts it
will not be long before the farmers
of Arkansas will so alter and diver
sify their system of agriculture as
that they will have something to ssll
at all seasons OF the year instead of
everything to buy at all seasons"
| Col. Fishback stated that he had
just returned from an interstate ag-
rlcultural convention held In Louisi-
ana, to which he had been appointed
by Gov. Hughes and that 'while
there question came up that is APP
plcable at this time. Representa-
tiyes from Louisiana had on exhibit
ton specimens of different grasses
that can be successfully grown in
that state in the winter time, max
| ing excellent pastures and paying
meadows. The president of the con-
yention asked these gentlemen why
the cattle are starving to death on
every hill when every valley might
be such bountiful pasture. Now,
i want to ask why it is that in state
with the varied resources of Arkan-
sas you find her cattle starving on
every hill and half her people poorly
fed and clothed? I'll answer the
/ questions Before the war the white
man depended on the negro and the
negro depended on the white man.
The war divorced these relations,
but we have never recovered from
the effect of the old habit. We are
in measure still in the same old
ruts."
/ Col Fishback made an able argu
ment showing the difference between
the farmers in his country who raise
something to sell all the year round
aud those who raise cotton that they
may be able to buy something all
the year round. He objected to that
portion of the report referring to the
mortgage law, believing it wrong to
TO teach our children to rely on the
arm of the government for support.
He believed the better plan to be to
teach them to rely on themselves,
and il aey want money at all seas
ons OF the year raise something to
sci! for it.
Mr.. Disco stated that he had been
bountifully rewarded for his efforts at
farming in Pulaski county. He had
followed it but Is years but had
made plenty of money and never
felt The slightest necessity for Civ
ing mortgage. He had succeeded
by raising something to sell at all
seasons of the year. He had two
sons now in college and when they
graduate there was no place in life
higher in life for them In his estima-
tion than to become successful
| farmers.
Mr. w. Fowler of Garland county
gave his experience as farmer who
had never needed to give mortgage,
by raising something to sell at all
seasons of the year. He had found
it easy enough to do for fifteen years
past.
Prof. Parinton moved the adop-
| ton of the substitute.
Gen. McRea was willing that the
substitute be adopted, but he claim
ed that Col. Fishback mistook that
portion of the report referring to
mortgages. 1t did not propose to
lean on the arm Of the government,
but 1t simply demands that the gov
eminent shall withdraw the cords
that already bind the people.
! The substitute was adopted.
ARKANSAS STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Col. j. p. Eagle, as chairman of
the committee on permanent organ
ization, submitted the following re
port:
The committee on permanent or
ganizatioh recommend the following:
"We, the citizens of the state Of
Arkansas assembled in the city of
Little Rock for the purpose of organ
lzlng and establishing society for
the general improvement and ad
vancement of agriculture, hereby
adopt the following constitution for
the government of said society.
"Section l. This society shall be
styled the Arkansas State Agricul- |
tural Society.
"Sec. 9 The society shall be com
posed of delegates from the various
counties Of the state appointed by |
the county judges of the respective
counties and from county agrcultur-
al organizations of said counties.
Tbs number of said delegates to be
double that of the representatives of |